Driving Bits Across the Network Roadway

Driving Bits Across the Network Roadway

I just got back from lunch at one of my favorite lunch places: La Frontera Mex-Mex Grill. When it was time for lunch, I got in my car, drove to the restaurant, ordered my usualnumero dos, con pollo, por favorand drove back home.

When I got home, my wife said, "So you drove over that really cool street outside our house on your way to lunch, huh?" Yeah, right. Who cares what roads I drove on? It's where I drive to that's important.

Well, to know networking well, you need to know some of the basics about the networking equivalent of roads. If you find yourself really getting interested in what's in the next few pages, you might just be one of those people who really would like a career working with the technical side of networking. If not, you should at least know the concepts so that you can communicate with the networking geeks of the world and have a firm understanding of networking.